"IT'S BEEN FIVE. FUCKING. HOURS!" Rogue yelled frustated, he ripped off his own black raincoat to show his anger, Mirajane wiped her sweats and raindrops falling off touching her cold cheek. Her eyes were slowly closing, the rain was making her harder to look and search also her head felt heavy everytime those raindrops touched her head. Lisanna was by her side, she realized her sister's state was no good but so was she.
"It's all my fault.. " Mirajane sobbed, "I shouldn't have pranked them like this."
"Mira-Nee, It's not your fault! You didn't know this would happen!" Lisanna patted her back slowly, Elfman frowned at his siblings.
"Don't cry, Sister! That's not manly at all, we'll find them like a man!" He assured her, but he wasn't sure with his sentence either.
They've been searching for three hours and still no luck, the staff at the hotel was no good either. They don't want to risk their staff to go out of the storm, at least until the storm lessened they will start the searching hunt.
"I can't smell them, the rain is disrupting their scent." Natsu stated, he breathed as if he ran a marathon for five times. But still standing still as always, "Also, i think I just confirmed my suspicion."
"What suspicion?" Gray asked concerned , he didn't like Natsu's serious tone.
"Ever since we arrived here, i felt like there's something. The scent of the wind changed or someone's scent blended in."
"Meaning?" Erza asked.
"There's someone else here." Natsu replied,
"Couldn't it be someone as the staff? Or in the hotel or someone else working here?" Gray asked back, gesturing to the hotel.
"I know how they smelled like, this one is different. I thought of it as nothing, but ever since Lucy and Sting left..." Natsu breathed, "..The smell is getting stronger, and I sense some magic with it."
"An enemy?" Lisanna asked, panicking.
"I guess it wasn't just me." Gajeel suddenly interrupted, with Levy by his side. Sobbing a little. "I felt or smelled someone, so I checked the west side of the island."
"W-Which is large by the way... Lu-Chan is still not found?!" Levy cried,
"I guess that means West side is safe, for now." Erza said, "Gajeel and Levy, also Lily. You guys already searched the west side which is a big help. Rest inside your room and before that, inform the staff and other people to stay in and no getting out."
"Sure." Gajeel nodded, "But if I find any enemy here, i won't hold back."
"Lucy and Sting, They would most likely be hiding now, so I want you guys search inside a cave, shed, shelter or storage. Anything."
"if we met the person?"
"The enemy? I'll leave it to your judgement, if he's a danger then defeat him but if he's not a danger then i want you guys to still interrogate him and bring it to the hotel. If violence is needed, leave that to Gajeel."
Gajeel smirked, he was obviously happy with Erza's order. He cracked his knuckles, already getting ready to beat someone up.
"I'm checking the East side." Natsu announced before running away to the other direction, Happy simply waved his tail and flew away.
"I'm going with him," Gray said, "Who knows what that flame head will do."
Or so he said before going after Natsu and Happy.
"Juvia!" Erza called out, Juvia panicked and stand still. She was actually trying to go after Gray, but she failed and cursed herself for that.
"Y-Yes!"
"You brought all your cameras, right?" Erza asked, glancing to the blue haired girl. "I suspect you have it all around the island."
"Ye-Yes! Juvia wanted to watch Gray-sama wherever he goes... " Juvia replied,
"Great, You'll be the security. Watch and see if there's anyone suspicious."
"E-Eeeh? But Juvia wants to-"
"I mean, you wouldn't like it if Someone suspicious is getting near your Gray right?"
"...JUVIA'S ON IT!"
"I guess it's me now, I'm going south." Mirajane said before leaving the spot, Lisanna followed after her with Elfman behind them.
Erza sighed, "Rogue, You'll know what to do right?"
"Erza, He already left before you even started talking." Levy said, sweatdropping.
Erza just averted her eyes out of embarrasment. "I guess I'll be calling for help... For now."
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"I can't sense their presence..." Rogue growled, he bit his bottom lip until it bleed. He licked his blood and searched frantically around for them. "A place they would most likely search in this storm."
A cave would be most likely, even if there is one. There's no shed around or a storage room anywhere.
"Rogue...."
Rogue sighed upon hearing it's voice, he continued running trying to shake the voice and search for Lucy at the same time.
"You can't escape from me..."
"Oh I will." Rogue muttered,
"You cannot, just like at that time.. GMT.."
Rogue slightly twitched, he was clearly furious,
"I know that you've realized your current state now.. You know exactly what it means."
"I do not, it is simply nothing." Rogue responded in fury, he himself was uncertain about his own sentence. Deep down the voice was right, he exactly knows what his current state means.
He stared down at the black hardened skin around his left arm, little by little it was slowly growing. The more he uses his magic the more spreading will it come.
"You'll transform into a dragon..."
The voice chuckled, as if he was amused and delighted about it.
"Ha, isn't that nice?"
"SHUT UP! I will not turn into a dragon, I am who I am! I'm a human and that's that!" Rogue replied harshly, covering his hardened skin as if showing that there's nothing in there.
"You can't even tell where your friends is! Not when you're in a confused state.."
"I'll find them... I promise you that!"
"My, what if they are in danger? And it'll be absolutely entertaining if that danger is caused by me...."
Rogue widened his eyes in realization, "Don't you dare!"
The voice laughed, inside Rogue's mind. Just like a childish brat about to do something with his amazing prank.
And that's not a good thing.
